- 淳于意 chúnyúyì Chunyu YiFamous physician of the Western Han dynasty from Linzi, also known as [[太仓公|太倉公|tai4 cang1 gong1]]; when he was sentenced to corporal punishment, his daughter [[缇萦|緹縈|ti2 ying2]] petitioned the emperor to become a government slave to redeem his crime, leading Emperor Wen to abolish corporal punishments
- 淳于髡 chúnyúkūn Chunyu KunChunyu Kun (c. 385–305 BC); a famous political thinker, strategist, and scholar from the State of Qi during the Warring States period; noted for his wit, eloquence, and use of allegories to advise the king Qi's rulers to advise on internal reforms.